2015–16 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
2015–16 season
Chairman Steve Morgan
Head Coach Kenny Jackett
Stadium Molineux
Championship 14th
FA Cup 3rd Round
League Cup 3rd Round
Top goalscorer League: Benik Afobe (9)
All: Benik Afobe (10)
Highest home attendance 25,488
(vs Sheffield Wednesday,
7 May 2016)
Lowest home attendance 7,384
(vs Barnet,
25 August 2015)
Average home league attendance 20,157
Home colours
Away colours

The 2015–16 season was the 117th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club are competing in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship for a second consecutive year having finished 7th in the previous season following their promotion from League One.

The club ended the campaign in 14th position, one of their lowest finishes during the previous 25 years, having failed to compete for the play-offs. The season saw owner Steve Morgan resign as chairman and place the club up for sale but no sale has to date been concluded. Supporter unrest was strengthened further when Benik Afobe, who ended as the team's leading goalscorer, was sold during the January transfer window to Premier League Bournemouth.[1]

Competitions

Pre-season

Football League Championship

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Championship in the 2015–16 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

The provisional fixture list was released on 17 June 2015, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[2]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 14 16 16 53 58  −5 58 7 10 6 26 26  0 7 6 10 27 32  −5

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWDLLWLDDWWLLLWLDDDWDLLWWWWLDDDLLLWLWDDDWDLLDDW
Position68111712151816109111214131414141514141717161111101012121112131513141212121212121214141414

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 18 14 54 54 0 60
13 Leeds United 46 14 17 15 50 58 8 59
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 14 16 16 53 58 5 58
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 13 16 17 46 46 0 55
16 Nottingham Forest 46 13 16 17 43 47 4 55
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

FA Cup

League Cup

Players

Statistics

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
1GKNigeria Carl Ikeme 32(1)0101034(1)000
2DFRepublic of Ireland Matt Doherty 27(5)2103031(5)210
3DFEngland Scott Golbourne 200001020000
3MFFrance Jérémy Hélan 8000008000
4MFWales David Edwards 25(3)5100026(3)510
5DFEngland Richard Stearman 4000004000
5DFEngland Mike Williamson 4000004000
6DFEngland Danny Batth 362100037220
7MFEngland James Henry 32(6)70(1)00(2)032(9)720
8MFEngland George Saville ¤ 16(2)5002018(2)560
9FWMali Nouha Dicko 4(1)000115(1)100
10FWDemocratic Republic of the Congo Benik Afobe 22(2)9001(1)123(3)1010
10FWRepublic of Ireland Joe Mason 8(7)300008(7)300
11MFScotland Kevin McDonald 30(1)3101032(1)390
12MFEngland Jed Wallace ¤ 6(3)000208(3)000
13GKRepublic of Ireland Aaron McCarey ¤ 0000000000
14MFWales Lee Evans ¤ 0000000000
15MFEngland Tommy Rowe ¤ 2(1)0000(1)02(2)000
16MFEngland Conor Coady 31(4)0101033(4)051
17MFNetherlands Rajiv van La Parra ¤ 10(2)0101(1)012(3)010
18DFEngland Dominic Iorfa 410102(1)044(1)0100
19MFEngland Jack Price 21(3)1003024(3)130
20MFEngland Sheyi Ojo 5(11)200217(12)340
22MFIceland Björn Sigurðarson 10(3)0100011(3)010
23DFEngland Ethan Ebanks-Landell 211103025120
24MFEngland Jordan Graham ¤ 1110(1)00011(1)100
25MFEngland Nathan Byrne 8(14)200008(14)200
26GKArgentina Emiliano Martínez 130002015000
27FWEngland Grant Holt 0(3)000000(3)000
27FWPoland Michał Żyro 5(2)310006(2)300
28DFFrance Sylvain Deslandes 3000205000
29FWEngland Adam Le Fondre 10(14)30(1)01(2)011(17)320
30DFEngland Kortney Hause 23(1)0002025(1)010
31GKEngland Jonathan Flatt 0000000000
33FWWales Bradley Reid 0000000000
35MFEngland Connor Hunte 0(2)000000(2)000
39FWWales Aaron Collins 0000000000
43MFEngland Connor Ronan 0000000000
48FWNigeria Bright Enobakhare 1(6)000213(6)120
50DFEngland Aaron Hayden 0000000000

      Awards

      Award Winner[3]
      Fans' Player of the SeasonMatt Doherty
      Players' Player of the SeasonMatt Doherty
      Young Player of the SeasonDominic Iorfa
      Academy Player of the SeasonConnor Ronan
      Goal of the SeasonMatt Doherty
      (vs Fulham, 12 January 2016)

      Transfers

      Transfers in

      Date Player From Fee
      21 May 2015England Jed WallacePortsmouth£275,000[4]
      10 June 2015France Sylvain DeslandesSM CaenFree[5]
      3 July 2015England Conor CoadyHuddersfield Town£2,000,000[6]
      1 September 2015England Nathan ByrneSwindon Town£1,000,000[7]
      2 January 2016Poland Michał ŻyroLegia Warsaw£350,000[8]
      22 January 2016Wales Aaron CollinsNewport County£75,000[9]
      28 January 2016Republic of Ireland Joe MasonCardiff City£3,000,000[10]
      29 January 2016England Mike WilliamsonNewcastle United£250,000[11]

      Loans in

      Date from Player From Date until
      3 August 2015England Adam le FondreCardiff CityEnd of season[12]
      4 August 2015England Sheyi OjoLiverpool7 January 2016[13][14]
      11 August 2015Argentina Emiliano MartínezArsenalEnd of season[15]
      29 October 2015England Mike WilliamsonNewcastle United1 December 2015[16][17]
      30 October 2015England Grant HoltWigan Athletic2 January 2016[18]
      25 February 2016France Jérémy HélanSheffield Wednesday21 April 2016[19]

      Transfers out

      Date Player To Fee
      6 May 2015Republic of Ireland Kevin DoyleColorado Rapids[lower-alpha 1]Free[20]
      2 June 2015England Leon ClarkeBuryFree[21]
      11 June 2015England George SwanYork CityFree[22]
      23 June 2015Wales Jake CassidyOldham AthleticFree[23]
      30 June 2015Poland Tomasz KuszczakReleased[lower-alpha 2]Free[24]
      30 June 2015Wales Sam RickettsReleased[lower-alpha 3]Free[26]
      30 June 2015Mali Bakary SakoReleased[lower-alpha 4]Free[27]
      27 July 2015England Michael JacobsWigan AthleticUndisclosed[28]
      4 August 2015Austria Georg MargreitterReleased[lower-alpha 5]Free[29]
      1 September 2015England Richard StearmanFulham£2,000,000[30]
      10 January 2016Democratic Republic of the Congo Benik AfobeBournemouth£10,000,000[31]
      28 January 2016England Scott GolbourneBristol CityUndisclosed[32]
      1. Early settlement agreed to allow Doyle to join Colorado Rapids.
      2. Kuszczak subsequently joined Birmingham City on 1 July.
      3. Ricketts subsequently joined Coventry City on 6 July.[25]
      4. Sako subsequently joined Crystal Palace on 5 August.
      5. Margreitter subsequently joined FC Nürnberg on 24 August.

      Loans out

      Date from Player To Date until
      9 July 2015Republic of Ireland Liam McAlindenShrewsbury Town9 January 2016[33]
      29 July 2015England Zeli IsmailBurton Albion29 January 2016[34]
      6 August 2015England Aaron HaydenNewport County16 September 2015[35][36]
      20 August 2015Wales Lee EvansBradford CityEnd of season[37][38]
      23 September 2015Republic of Ireland Aaron McCareyPortsmouth23 October 2015[39]
      28 September 2015England Jordan GrahamOxford United27 October 2015[40][41][42]
      2 October 2015England Tommy RoweScunthorpe United29 December 2015[43]
      6 October 2015England George SavilleMillwall6 January 2016[44][45]
      24 October 2015Republic of Ireland Aaron McCareyBury28 October 2015[46][47]
      26 November 2015Netherlands Rajiv van La ParraBrighton2 January 2016[48]
      8 January 2016England Jed WallaceMillwall16 March 2016[49][50]
      1 February 2016England Zeli IsmailOxford United28 February 2016[51]
      5 March 2016England Zeli IsmailCambridge UnitedEnd of season[52]
      10 March 2016Republic of Ireland Liam McAlindenCrawley TownEnd of season[53]
      11 March 2016Netherlands Rajiv van La ParraHuddersfieldEnd of season[54]
      19 March 2016England Tommy RoweDoncaster RoversEnd of season[55]

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